# Accident 19830828044739A: Cessna 182C, Elk River, ID, August 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1983, 10:30 local time
- Place: Elk River, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7994° N, 115.5091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7994&lon=-115.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8807T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8807T-1985-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 24 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830828044739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GAME SPOTTING AT TREE TOP LEVEL. STALLED INTO TREES IN A STEEP CLIMBING TURN. FAILED TO ALLOW FOR DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA83FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA187), Aug 28, 1983: Cessna 182C (N8807T), Near Elk River, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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